Seal-retainer.



J. MOHN.

SEAL RETAINER.

APPLIOATION FILED mm1?, 1913.

hggm Patented Jan. 5,1915.

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SEAL-RETAINER.

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Application led December 17, 1913.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN Morin, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Seal-Retainer, of which the following is a specification. l

rll`his invention relates to a device for retaining'seals, revenue stamps and the like in position upon a container for malt or spiritous liquors.

rlFhe revenue laws require the stamps to be destroyed in such manner as to leave the parts in position upon the Cask or other container, and if the stamp is entirely removed the user is open to prosecution. Liquid, coming in Contact with thestamp, often dissolves the adhesive commonly used, thus allowing the stampy to detach itself from the surface upon which itis placed, and rendering the user an unintentional infractog of the law.

One object of this invention,-therefore, is to provide a device that will retain a seal in position and particularly one that will prevent the seal from being released by moisture.

A further object is to provide a cover for the opening over which the seal is placed that will exclude foreign matter from the container after the seal has been destroyed and the cork or permanent closure removed, and that will also assist in retaining the stamp in position.

To accomplish the object first mentioned this invention comprises a resilient member that is clamped in position upon the container and over the seal.

'Io accomplish the second object this invention comprises a movable closure carried by the resilient member and. adapted to cover the opening in the container when in one position of its movement, and to rest upon the seal before vit is broken.

rlhis invention further comprises the.,

novel -details of construction disclosed in the specification and drawings, and particularly pointed out ini'the claims.

l In the drawings, Figure 1 is al bottom plan view of the seal retainer. Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. 1 on the line 2-.-2. Fig. 3 is a plan of a modified form of retainer, together with the closure for the container opening. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isa plain of a portion of a container showing an ordinary Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, i915..

serial No. 807,224..

form of bushing to which the fastener may be secured. Fig. 6 is a sectionon the line 6 -6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan similar to Fig. 5 but showing a modified form of bushing. Fig. 8 is a section on the line 88 of Fig. 7.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In Figs. 5 and 6, 1 indicates the head or other portion of ay keg or container in which is inserted a well known form of bushing 2, having a central opening 3 and an outer flange 4. At a plurality of points around the periphery of the flange 4 depressions 5 are formed in the head. The revenue or other stamp or'seal 6 may be glued to the head in the ordinary way, of which stamps only the edges are shown, the remainder being torn awayto show the bung.

The seal retainer shown in Figs. 1 and 2 lcomprises a resilient curved member 10,

preferably circular, whose ends 11 may be brought close together, and which is provided at a plurality of points with the tangs 12, that extend from the plane of the curved member and may be inclined inwardly as shown.

Afterl the seal 6 has been secured upon the container in the ordinary manner, the ends of the resilient member are drawn apart and the tangs inserted in the openings 5. The resilient member then closes upon the bushing and prevents theseal from becoming detached.

The bushing shown in Figs. 7 and 8 comprises an inner cylinder 15 and an outer threaded cylinder 17, spaced therefrom, together with a connecting annular portion 18. The outer face of the part 15 has formed-thereon the inclines 19 that may be engaged by the barrel tap, and projecting from the outer wall is a flange 20, in the upper outer face of which a circumferential groove 21 may be formed, one wall 22 of which is preferably parallel to the face of the bushing and the l other wall 23 inclined in respect thereto. rI`he edge of the vinclined wall is set back a short distance 4, the resilient member 25 is provided with the tangs 26 that correspond to the tangs 12. This vmember is also provided with the upwardly inclined lugs 27 upon one side and the up-standing perforated lugs 28 upon the other. The end portions 30 of' a secondary retaining member 31 that may be made of spring wire, pass through the perforations in the lugs 28 and diverge outwardly therefrom as indicated at 32, then extend inwardly to form resilient spirals 33, then converge and pass between and in engagement withthe lugs 27, then flare outwardly at 34 along the lugs and are finally joined by the thumb-piece 35. Mounted centrally between the diverging portions of the secondary retaining member is a closure, preferably disk-shaped, comprising a back-plate 37 to which a gasket 38,that may be of rubber, is attached by means of the washer 39 and the rivet 40. The back-plate'may have formed integrally therewith the upstanding lugs 41 that are bent respectively around each half of the member 31 and secure the closure rigidly thereto.

It will be seen that after the main retaining member 25 is placed in position upon the bushing, the secondary retaining member and the closure may be turned down into the position shown, the spirals 33 allowing the flaring ends 34 to be drawn outwardly a kslight distance to pass the ends of the lugs 27, after which they seat themselves against the inclined front sides of the lugs. 1n this position the closure fits over the opening in the bushing andex cludes foreign matter from the container.A

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the details of construction withoutl departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I regard as my invention is 1. In combination, a container, a bushing` inserted in the wall of the container, said' bushing having a laterally extending flange -upon its outer face, and a seal retainer comprising a curved resilient body portion and a' plurality of -gripping tangs projecting .therefrom at an angle to the plane of the body port1on, said tangs fitting over the outer'edge of the flange on the bushing and being held in tight engagement therewith by the resilient body portion. 2. In combination, a container, a bushing inserted in the wall of the container, andl having a laterally extending annular flange at its outer face, 'said flange having a groove formed therein, and a seal retainer comprising a curved resilient body.portion and a plurality of grippinglptangs projecting therefrom at an angle to the plane of the body portion, said tangs\ fitting into the groove and being held in tight engagement therewith by the resilient body portion.

3. In combination, a container, a bushing inserted in the wall of the container, and

` 4. In combination, a container, a bushing inserted in the wall of the container" and having an opening therethrough and a laterally-extending flange upon its outerface, a seal retainer comprising a .main retaining member having a curved resilient body portion and a plurality of gripping tangs projecting therefrom at an angle -to the plane of the body portion,said tangs fitting over the outer edge of the flange on the bushing and being held in tight engagement therewitli'by' the resilient body portion, said seal I retainer further comprising a secondary retaining member pivoted to the main retaining member and a closure carried by the member, said closure being adapted to lit over the-opening in the bushing to assist inretaining the seal in position and to prevent theentrance of foreign matter into the container, and upwardly extending lugs to secure the pivoted closure in seal-retaining position.

5. In combination, a container, a bushing inserted in the wall of the container and having an opening therethrough 'and a laterally extending flange upon its outer face, a seal retainer comprising a main retaining member having a curved resilient body portion and a plurality of gripping tangs projecting therefrom at an angle to the plane of the body portion, said tangs fitting lover the outer edge of the flange on the bushing and being held in tight engagement -therewith by the resilient body portion, 'said seal retainer further comprising a secondary-retaining member pivoted to the main retaining member and a closure carried by the member, said closure being adapted to fit over the opening in the bushing to assist in retaining the seal in position and to prevent the entrance of foreign matterginto the container, andresilient means for securing said closure in the seal-retaining position.

6. In combination, a, container, a bushing insertedin the wall of the container and having an opening therethrough and a laterally extending flange, a seal retainer comprising a main retaining member having al curved resilient .body portion and a plutangs fitting over the outer edge of the flange on the bushing and being held inl tight engagement therewith by the resilient body portion, said seal retainer further comprising upstanding lugs, one of which has a perforation therein, and a secondary retaining member pivoted in the perforated lug and comprising a spring portion and a flaring end that constitutes a thumb-piece, said flaring end being adapted to be seated against and held in contact with another of the lugs by the spring portion, and a closure carried by the secondary Aretaining member and adapted to cover the opening in the bushing.

7. In combination, a container, a bushing inserted in the wall of the container, said bushing having an opening therethrough and a laterally extending flange, a seal retainer comprising a main retaining member having a curved resilient body portion and a plurality of tangs projecting therefrom at an angle to the lane of said body portion, said tangs fitting over the edge of the flange on the bushing and being held in tight engagement therewith by the resilient body portion, said seal further comprising upstanding lugs some of which have perforations therein, and a Isecondary retaining member pivoted in the perforated lugs and comprising spring portions and a flaring end that constitutes a thumb piece, portions of the end being adapted to be held in engagement with some of the lugs by the spring portions, and a disk-shaped closure carried by the secondary retaining member and adapted to cover thevopening in the bushing.

8. A bushing comprising a pair of concentric cylinders and a connecting annular member joining their lower ends, the outer cylinder being provided with exterior threads and a circumferential flange at its upper end, said flange having a groove whose inner wall is inclined to the plane of the ends'otI the cylinders and terminates inwardly of the outer edge of the flange, and a retainer comprising a curved resilient body portion and a plurality of gripping tangs projecting therefrom at an angle to the plane of the body portion so that the tangs may extend into said groove and secure a seal over the opening in the inner cylinder.

lln testimony whereof ll have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN MOHN.

Witnesses:

L. M. SPENCER, HUGO W. KREINBRING. 

